Election 1928 Results
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1928 US Senate election in West Virginia
Henry D. Hatfield (Republican) beat Matthew M. Neely (Democrat) in West Virginia in 1928, 50.7% to 49.2%, a margin of 1.5 points and 9,646 votes.
West Virginia changed party: in 1922 it went Democratic, for Matthew M. Neely.
Republicans led in 29 of the 55 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 26. The largest, Kanawha, cast 61,820 votes and went to the Democrat by 5.8 points. The closest was Lincoln, where 29 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Henry D. Hatfield won | Republican | 327,266 | 50.7% |
| Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | 317,620 | 49.2% |
| All other candidates | 919 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 645,805 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanawha | 32,692 52.9% | 29,083 47.0% | 45 | 61,820 | D+5.8 |
| Cabell | 18,114 48.9% | 18,898 51.0% | 24 | 37,036 | R+2.1 |
| Ohio | 15,230 46.4% | 17,507 53.3% | 82 | 32,819 | R+6.9 |
| Harrison | 16,697 54.6% | 13,815 45.1% | 92 | 30,604 | D+9.4 |
| Marion | 14,278 53.7% | 12,071 45.4% | 223 | 26,572 | D+8.3 |
| Fayette | 13,729 53.8% | 11,778 46.1% | 30 | 25,537 | D+7.6 |
| Mercer | 11,698 50.1% | 11,627 49.8% | 6 | 23,331 | D+0.3 |
| McDowell | 8,345 36.1% | 14,766 63.9% | 4 | 23,115 | R+27.8 |
| Wood | 9,980 45.2% | 12,051 54.6% | 30 | 22,061 | R+9.4 |
| Raleigh | 11,723 53.8% | 10,048 46.2% | 21,771 | D+7.7 | |
| Logan | 10,315 48.0% | 11,158 52.0% | 4 | 21,477 | R+3.9 |
| Monongalia | 8,220 46.7% | 9,315 53.0% | 54 | 17,589 | R+6.2 |
| Marshall | 6,020 43.0% | 7,936 56.7% | 33 | 13,989 | R+13.7 |
| Mingo | 6,779 49.6% | 6,883 50.4% | 6 | 13,668 | R+0.8 |
| Greenbrier | 6,999 54.9% | 5,741 45.0% | 11 | 12,751 | D+9.9 |
| Berkeley | 4,687 38.7% | 7,410 61.2% | 13 | 12,110 | R+22.5 |
| Wayne | 5,646 51.7% | 5,274 48.3% | 9 | 10,929 | D+3.4 |
| Preston | 3,014 29.7% | 7,110 70.1% | 12 | 10,136 | R+40.4 |
| Randolph | 6,119 63.7% | 3,468 36.1% | 22 | 9,609 | D+27.6 |
| Lewis | 4,866 52.5% | 4,373 47.1% | 38 | 9,277 | D+5.3 |
| Boone | 5,024 56.7% | 3,822 43.2% | 10 | 8,856 | D+13.6 |
| Braxton | 5,098 58.3% | 3,650 41.7% | 2 | 8,750 | D+16.5 |
| Wetzel | 5,075 59.0% | 3,523 40.9% | 8 | 8,606 | D+18.0 |
| Mineral | 3,504 42.6% | 4,698 57.2% | 16 | 8,218 | R+14.5 |
| Mason | 3,528 43.4% | 4,588 56.5% | 7 | 8,123 | R+13.0 |
| Summers | 4,513 57.1% | 3,394 42.9% | 7,907 | D+14.2 | |
| Brooke | 3,047 39.3% | 4,687 60.5% | 13 | 7,747 | R+21.2 |
| Barbour | 3,962 51.6% | 3,720 48.4% | 7,682 | D+3.2 | |
| Taylor | 3,559 46.6% | 4,068 53.3% | 11 | 7,638 | R+6.7 |
| Roane | 3,418 45.1% | 4,152 54.8% | 7 | 7,577 | R+9.7 |
| Nicholas | 3,975 52.5% | 3,597 47.5% | 3 | 7,575 | D+5.0 |
| Lincoln | 3,719 49.8% | 3,748 50.2% | 7,467 | R+0.4 | |
| Hancock | 2,175 29.8% | 5,117 70.0% | 14 | 7,306 | R+40.3 |
| Wyoming | 3,368 46.2% | 3,918 53.8% | 7,286 | R+7.5 | |
| Upshur | 2,678 38.1% | 4,355 61.9% | 5 | 7,038 | R+23.8 |
| Jackson | 2,989 44.4% | 3,737 55.6% | 6,726 | R+11.1 | |
| Jefferson | 4,083 63.0% | 2,395 36.9% | 6 | 6,484 | D+26.0 |
| Putnam | 2,893 47.2% | 3,222 52.6% | 13 | 6,128 | R+5.4 |
| Ritchie | 2,409 40.4% | 3,550 59.5% | 5 | 5,964 | R+19.1 |
| Pocahontas | 2,870 50.6% | 2,798 49.4% | 1 | 5,669 | D+1.3 |
| Tyler | 2,149 38.8% | 3,385 61.1% | 6 | 5,540 | R+22.3 |
| Monroe | 2,635 48.2% | 2,827 51.7% | 2 | 5,464 | R+3.5 |
| Tucker | 2,533 52.5% | 2,257 46.8% | 32 | 4,822 | D+5.7 |
| Clay | 2,166 47.2% | 2,425 52.8% | 2 | 4,593 | R+5.6 |
| Webster | 2,517 58.8% | 1,762 41.1% | 3 | 4,282 | D+17.6 |
| Doddridge | 1,748 41.4% | 2,472 58.6% | 4,220 | R+17.2 | |
| Gilmer | 2,743 66.0% | 1,414 34.0% | 2 | 4,159 | D+32.0 |
| Hampshire | 2,716 67.9% | 1,285 32.1% | 4,001 | D+35.8 | |
| Calhoun | 2,266 57.9% | 1,643 42.0% | 6 | 3,915 | D+15.9 |
| Pendleton | 2,088 56.4% | 1,614 43.6% | 3,702 | D+12.8 | |
| Hardy | 2,225 61.1% | 1,411 38.8% | 3 | 3,639 | D+22.4 |
| Morgan | 990 30.1% | 2,303 69.9% | 3,293 | R+39.9 | |
| Grant | 771 24.2% | 2,415 75.8% | 2 | 3,188 | R+51.6 |
| Pleasants | 1,457 47.0% | 1,643 53.0% | 3,100 | R+6.0 | |
| Wirt | 1,578 53.7% | 1,359 46.2% | 2 | 2,939 | D+7.5 |
Counties as they stood in 1928; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
West Virginia Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Justice (R) | R+41.0 |
| 2020 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+43.3 |
| 2018 | Joe Manchin (D) | D+3.3 |
| 2014 | Shelley Moore Capito (R) | R+27.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Manchin III (D) | D+24.1 |
| 2008 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+27.5 |
| 2006 | Robert Byrd (D) | D+30.7 |
| 2002 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+26.2 |
| 2000 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+57.6 |
| 1996 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+53.3 |
| 1994 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+38.0 |
| 1990 | John D. Rockefeller IV (D) | D+36.6 |
| 1988 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+29.5 |
| 1984 | Jay Rockefeller (D) | D+4.1 |
| 1982 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+37.7 |
| 1978 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+1.0 |
| 1976 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+100.0 |
| 1972 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1970 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+55.3 |
| 1966 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+19.0 |
| 1964 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+35.3 |
| 1960 | Jennings Randolph (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1958 | Robert C. Byrd (D) | D+18.4 |
| 1954 | Matthew Neely (D) | D+9.6 |
| 1952 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1948 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1946 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+0.7 |
| 1942 | Chapman Revercomb (R) | R+10.7 |
| 1940 | Harley M. Kilgore (D) | D+12.7 |
| 1936 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+18.2 |
| 1934 | Rush D. Holt (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1930 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+24.0 |
| 1928 | Henry D. Hatfield (R) | R+1.5 |
| 1924 | Guy D. Goff (R) | R+3.2 |
| 1922 | Matthew M. Neely (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1918 | Davis Elkins (R) | R+8.1 |
| 1916 | Howard Sutherland (R) | R+2.0 |